Swiss Primary Biliary Cholangitis Cohort Study

August 13, 2025 updated by: Fondazione Epatocentro Ticino
Research project in which biological material is sampled and health-related medical data is collected. In addition, already existing health-related medical data are used for further research. Coded data are used.

Study Overview

Status

Status

Indicates the current recruitment status or the expanded access status.
Recruiting

Conditions

Conditions

The disease, disorder, syndrome, illness, or injury that is being studied. On ClinicalTrials.gov, conditions may also include other health-related issues, such as lifespan, quality of life, and health risks.

Detailed Description

Enrolment visit and one follow-up visit at least once a year are planned.

Whole blood is collected for biobanking once a year. Optionally, if available and collected during normal clinical procedures, liver fragments are obtained.

To collect high quality prospective data on a rare disease in order to elucidate epidemiology, natural history, response to treatment and outcome. In addition, the biobank allows addressing specific scientific issues on a variety of open questions. The cohort will provide a platform for carrying out scientific research projects on PBC. In addition, the cohort will allow collaboration with reference networks on PBC abroad.

Study Type

Study Type

Describes the nature of a clinical study. Study types include interventional studies (also called clinical trials), observational studies (including patient registries), and expanded access.
Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

Enrollment

The number of participants in a clinical study. The "anticipated" enrollment is the target number of participants that the researchers need for the study.
500

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact

The name and contact information for the person who can answer enrollment questions for a clinical study. Each location where the study is being conducted may also have a specific contact, who may be better able to answer those questions.

Study Locations

  • Switzerland
      • Basel, Switzerland, 4031
        • Recruiting
        • Gastroenterologie und Hepatologie, Clarunis - Universitäres Bauchzentrum Basel
        • Contact:
      • Bern, Switzerland, 3010
      • Bülach, Switzerland, 8180
      • Chur, Switzerland, 7000
        • Recruiting
        • Kantonsspital Graubunden
        • Contact:
      • Geneve, Switzerland, 1205
        • Recruiting
        • Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, Service de Gastroentérologie & Hépatologie, Département des Spécialités
        • Contact:
      • Lausanne, Switzerland, 1005
        • Recruiting
        • CHUV: Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois
        • Contact:
      • Liestal, Switzerland, 4410
        • Recruiting
        • Kantonsspital Baselland
        • Contact:
      • Lugano, Switzerland, 6900
      • Luzern, Switzerland, 6000
        • Recruiting
        • Luzerner Kantonsspital
        • Contact:
      • Sankt Gallen, Switzerland, 9007
        • Recruiting
        • Kantonsspital St.Gallen
        • Contact:
      • Winterthur, Switzerland, 8400
        • Recruiting
        • Kantonsspital Winterthur
        • Contact:
      • Zurich, Switzerland, 8091
        • Recruiting
        • UniversitätsSpital Zürich
        • Contact:
    • Ticino
      • Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland, 6900
        • Recruiting
        • Fondazione Epatocentro Ticino
        • Contact:

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

The key requirements that people who want to participate in a clinical study must meet or the characteristics they must have. Eligibility criteria consist of both inclusion criteria (which are required for a person to participate in the study) and exclusion criteria (which prevent a person from participating). Types of eligibility criteria include whether a study accepts healthy volunteers, has age or age group requirements, or is limited by sex.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients diagnosed with Primary biliary cholangitis according to recognized criteria (European Association for the Study of the Liver. EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines: management of cholestatic liver diseases). Subjects with isolated anti-mitochondrial antibodies and/or isolated PBC-specific anti-nuclear antibodies are also included. Patients/subjects aged at least 18 years and living in Switzerland are included.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • diagnose of Primary biliary cholangitis (according to EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines: management of cholestatic liver diseases).
  • Subjects with isolated anti-mitochondrial antibodies and/or isolated PBC-specific anti-nuclear antibodies are also included
  • Patients/subjects aged at least 18 years and living in Switzerland are included

Exclusion Criteria:

  • N/A

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Disease course
Time Frame: 3 years
Observing disease course
3 years
Disease features
Time Frame: 3 years
Observing disease features in Swiss population and see if they are similar to other countries'
3 years
Response to treatment
Time Frame: 3 years
Observing response to treatment
3 years
Overall survival
Time Frame: 3 years
Observing overall survival
3 years
Transplantation-free survival rate
Time Frame: 3 years
Observing transplantation-free survival rate
3 years

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Fondazione Epatocentro Ticino

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Principal Investigator: Benedetta Terziroli Beretta-Piccoli, MD, Epatocentro Ticino

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
February 15, 2017

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention to collect final data for the primary outcome measure. Whether the clinical study ended according to the protocol or was terminated does not affect this date. For clinical studies with more than one primary outcome measure with different completion dates, this term refers to the date on which data collection is completed for all the primary outcome measures. The "anticipated" primary completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the primary completion date for the study.
December 31, 2030

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
December 31, 2030

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

The date on which the study sponsor or investigator first submitted a study record to ClinicalTrials.gov. There is typically a delay of a few days between the first submitted date and the record's availability on ClinicalTrials.gov (the first posted date).
May 8, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The date on which the study sponsor or investigator first submits a study record that is consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. The sponsor or investigator may need to revise and submit a study record one or more times before NLM's QC review criteria are met. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
May 8, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

The date on which the study record was first available on ClinicalTrials.gov after National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review has concluded. There is typically a delay of a few days between the date the study sponsor or investigator submitted the study record and the first posted date.
May 10, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

The most recent date on which changes to a study record were made available on ClinicalTrials.gov. There may be a delay between when the changes were submitted to ClinicalTrials.gov by the study's sponsor or investigator (the last update submitted date) and the last update posted date.
August 17, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator submitted changes to a study record that are consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
August 13, 2025

Last Verified

Last Verified

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator confirmed the information about a clinical study on ClinicalTrials.gov as accurate and current. If a study with a recruitment status of recruiting; not yet recruiting; or active, not recruiting has not been confirmed within the past 2 years, the study's recruitment status is shown as unknown.
August 1, 2025

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

Identifiers or ID numbers other than the NCT number that are assigned to a clinical study by the study's sponsor, funders, or others. These numbers may include unique identifiers from other trial registries and National Institutes of Health grant numbers.
  • SASL39 - Swiss PBC Cohort

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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